One of my friends has a kid who is REALLY into ATVs. He has been bugging me for two years to trade my baby Raptor for a Kawasaki ZR-7. Some of you guys know the last thing I need is another project bike, even if it just needs the carbs cleaned and a new battery.

My kids didn’t take to the ATV like I had hoped and it ended up sitting too long and now it’s pretty much in the same shape as the Kawasaki. I finally decided to quit hoarding the ATV and relented to my friends constant trade offer.

I’m sad to see it go but I am kinda happy that it fit in the RAV4! I thought it would fit but damn if it wasn’t a SUPER close fit even after lowering the bars.

Even the Raptor kinda looks sad to be leaving.


So I didn’t exactly get screwed by this deal. I’m getting two of these, one in mint condition with 6,700 miles that has just sat for waaaay too long and need the carbs cleaned. The other bike is just like except it recently punted it’s owner and now it needs everything cosmetic. It will be a superb parts bike or maybe a bike to take to the apocalypse ride in Indiana, which is a gathering of just hideous bikes that all look like they belong in a film from the end of the world.

Let the good times roll!

you gonna put the Kawai in the back on the way home or ride it

So am I reading correctly that you got 2 motorcycles for the 1 ATV? That seems like a good trade.

I’d say more like one and a half Kawasaki motos for one Raptor.

One of the kawi’s is pristine the other is wrecked.

I’ll be taking them home on a trailer.

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Congratulations! Keep the dirty side down.

Congrats, doesn't seem like a bad deal.
Wouldn't mind something to tinker with in the garage, until I get the Rotus project back underway.

If only Orlando wasn't so far, I'd have snagged up VTail's wife's R65.

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If only Orlando wasn't so far, I'd have snagged up VTail's wife's R65.

It's not that far.

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If only Orlando wasn't so far, I'd have snagged up VTail's wife's R65.

It's not that far.

It won't fit in the trunk of my Malibu.

Seems like a reasonable trade. How do you clean out the carburetors?

P250UAS, If you have a minivan or a friend with one you could make it work and have a fun road trip. Just remember to drain the tank. . That is a Suzuki Bandit 400 inside a Toyota Sienna.

RideWV, I hopefully won’t need to. I should be able to swap the carbs from the wrecked bike over to the pristine bike that’s been hibernating. Prior to being wrecked the other Kawasaki had just been tuned and was running perfectly.

When it warms up out comes my CB-1100. I should be near the mid 40’s with MPG.

You are one of the few people that makes owning a van cool since the 80s.

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Originally posted by stickman428:
P250UAS, If you have a minivan or a friend with one you could make it work and have a fun road trip. Just remember to drain the tank. . That is a Suzuki Bandit 400 inside a Toyota Sienna.

Don't think it would fit, nor that my wife would appreciate it in her Flex.
15hr drive 1-way from here to there. Just shy of 1k miles
Fuel >$3/gal
$400 in fuel cost, estimating 18mpg in my FIL's Tundra

Stickman I checked on the bike for you. https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...460050094#9460050094

Still got that Bandit, Stickman?

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Still got that Bandit, Stickman?

I do! It’s part of what I consider the permanent collection. I will never sell it or it’s arch nemesis the CB400F/CB-1.

It is sooooooo much fun to ride. I am wondering my the K5 GSX-R750 forks I got will fit on it. I planned on putting them on the SV1000 but it’s forks are actually pretty damn good. The bandit 400 is already rocking a GSX-R rear shock, aftermarket exhaust that is LOUD and a few other mods so keeping it original isn’t something I’m not too worried about. Probably over kill but it would improve the already amazing aesthetics of the Bandit 400.

Coolness. The Bandit and the Yamaha Seca II were two i really wanted to acquire "back in the day."



A friend had the Seca II while I had the Radian. We talked a bunch about swapping, but never did. If we had, I halfway think I'd still have that Seca II.

I've seen a few Secas pop up on Houston CL from time to time.
Can't say I've ever seen a CB1 listed.

Would love to stumble into a CBR250RR without it costing as much as a newer 600, that 20k redline is amazing.

There are a few small mill thrill motos I’d love to import from Japan. Something with a 20,000 rpm redline would be perfect.

Both the CB-1 and Bandit 400 JUST LOVE to rev to the moon. The Suzuki has a slightly higher redline. They both sound amazing near redline. Unlike my R1 I can bang through all 6 gears near redline and not be 3x over the speed limit.